Campus & Community

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Employee Appreciation Week runs March 2-6 and will include giveaways as well as special discounts offered by businesses around St. Louis.

She will shape the intellectual agenda of the first new institute at the WashU School of Public Health.

WashU sophomore Courtney Lucas II has been selected by the Institute for Responsible Citizenship for its Washington Program, a selective, two-summer program for talented Black male college students.

Kathleen Finneran, senior writer-in-residence in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, and author of the celebrated memoir “The Tender Land: A Family Love Story” (2000), died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. She was 68.

In recognition of its work to address complex global challenges and support international students and scholars, Washington University in St. Louis is a 2026 recipient of the Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. 

WashU came in at No. 14 on Forbes’ annual list of America’s Best Large Employers 2026.

The Rev. Cara Rockhill has been appointed director for the Office of Religious, Spiritual and Ethical Life within the Center for Diversity and Inclusion. She succeeds the Rev. Callista Isabelle, who previously served in the role.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

The WashU community is invited to tune in to Chancellor Martin’s annual State of the University address March 2.